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A drone attacks the home of prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leaving no casualties and causing minimal damage. The attack follows yesterday's incident in Baghdad when multiple protesters were fired upon and killed.
2019-12-7

The Council of Representatives accepts Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi's resignation.
2019-12-1

In one of the deadliest days of the protests so far, Iraqi security forces open fire and kill 25 people who were blocking a bridge in Nasiriyah, while 10 people are killed in Najaf, and four people are shot dead in the capital Baghdad. The Iraqi Armed Forces says an emergency unit had been created to "impose security and restore order" in response to the violence. 45 people have been killed by security forces in total.
2019-11-28

Iraqi protesters storm and set fire to the Iranian Consulate General in Najaf.
2019-11-27

A car bomb detonates near a protest in Baghdad, killing two people and injuring 20.
2019-11-16

At least three people are killed, and a further 17 wounded, when security forces fire at protestors trying to block a bridge in Baghdad. This is in spite of the government announcing the military was banned from using live rounds.
2019-11-6

At least five people are killed, and up to 30 wounded, when security forces fire live rounds at protestors trying to scale a barricade near Ahrar Bridge in Baghdad.
2019-11-4

The Iraqi government cuts off internet access in much of the country, including a total blackout in Baghdad, amid continued civil unrest.
2019-11-4

Thousands of protestors block the roads leading to Umm Qasr Port near Basra, demanding the end to foreign influence in the country. The blockades were set up after security forces clashed with protestors earlier.
2019-11-2

In Iraq, Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi agrees to resign after weeks of anti-government protests.
2019-10-31